It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist.
Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the
base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government-but Area 51 has
captivated imaginations for decades.

Myths and hypotheses about Area 51 have long abounded, thanks to the intense
secrecy enveloping it. Some claim it is home to aliens, underground tunnel
systems, and nuclear facilities. Others believe that the lunar landing itself
was filmed there. The prevalence of these rumors stems from the fact that no
credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside the base.
Until now.

Annie Jacobsen had exclusive access to nineteen men who served the base proudly
and secretly for decades and are now aged 75-92, and unprecedented access to
fifty-five additional military and intelligence personnel, scientists, pilots,
and engineers linked to the secret base, thirty-two of whom lived and worked
there for extended periods. In Area 51, Jacobsen shows us what has really gone
on in the Nevada desert, from testing nuclear weapons to building super-secret,
supersonic jets to pursuing the War on Terror.

This is the first book based on interviews with eye witnesses to Area 51
history, which makes it the seminal work on the subject. Filled with formerly
classified information that has never been accurately decoded for the public,
Area 51 weaves the mysterious activities of the top-secret base into
a gripping narrative, showing that facts are often more fantastic than fiction,
especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.

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